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甚 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「甘」

道
準2High school level ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「甘」
On
ジンじん · jin
Kun
はなは.だ・はなは.だしいhanaha.da · hanaha.dashii
Meaning
extremely; severe

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Sweetness plus a pair: pleasure carried past its limit — excessive, extreme.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onジンじんjin甚大じんだい激甚げきじん幸甚こうじん
Kunはなはだhanahada甚だはなはだ
Kunはなはだしいhanahadashii甚だしいはなはだしい

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 甚大じんだい

    enormous; serious

  • 激甚げきじん

    severe; intense

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

台風(たいふう)で甚大(じんだい)な被害(ひがい)が出(で)た。

The typhoon caused enormous damage.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

甚大激甚甚大big激violen…甘sweet甜sweet刃blade迅swift妊pregna…人person壬ninth…
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Compound

Radical

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